the judge has just handed down the sentence for jerry sandusky. nbc's john yang is live outside the courthouse. john, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i am not hearing program. >> can we just tell john to report to us what's going on? i know he doesn't have communication with us, but can somebody who is on scene with him tell him to report what we just heard from inside that courtroom? >> reporter: jerry sandusky to no fewer than 30 years in prison, no more than 60. sandusky, of course, is 68 years old. he will spend at least 30 years in prison. so, this clearly is a life sentence, effectively a life sentence for jerry sandusky, for the 45 counts of child sex abuse that he was convicted of in june. the sentence came after he spoke for about 18 minutes in what's being described as a rambling statement to the court. it also came after three of the victims who testified against sandusky told the court of the impact on them, the emotional impact that the alleged crimes had on him. one talked about how he was a father now himself and that how he cann